Palestine men's national basketball team

The men's national basketball team of Palestine represents Palestine in international basketball competitions. It is managed by the Palestinian Basketball Federation.

Palestine State of Palestine
FIBA ranking98 Increase 1 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1963
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationPalestinian Basketball Federation
CoachIoannis Diamantakos
Asian Championships
Appearances1
AfroBasket
Appearances2
MedalsBronze Bronze: (1964)
WABA Championship
Appearances5
Medals Bronze: (2015)

The team won a bronze medal in the 1964 FIBA Africa Championship for men. Also, the team took a tenth-place finish in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.

Competitions

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FIBA Africa Championship

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Year Position Pld W L
  1964 3rd place 5 2 3
  1970 6th place 4 1 3
Total 1 bronze 9 3 6

FIBA Asia Cup

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Year Position Pld W L
  1960 Did not enter
  1963
  1965
  1967
  1969
  1971
  1973
  1975
  1977
  1979
  1981
  1983
  1985
  1987
  1989
  1991
  1993
  1995
  1997
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2005
  2007
  2009
  2011
  2013
  2015 10th place 8 4 4
  2017 Did not qualify
  2022
  2025 To be determined
Total 1/31 8 4 4

WABA Championship

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Year Position Pld W L
  1999 Did not enter
  2000
  2001
    2002
  2004
  2005
  2008 4th place 3 0 3
  2010 4th place 3 0 3
  2011 Did not enter
  2012 5th place 5 2 3
  2013 Did not enter
  2014 5th place 5 1 4
  2015 3rd place 4 2 2
  2016 Did not enter
  2017 6th place 5 0 5
Total 6/15 25 5 20

Team

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Current roster

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Competition: 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
Opposition: Jordan (November 25, 2024)
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah[2]

Palestine national basketball team – 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Qualification Group D roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SF 0 Hasan Dweikat 23 – (2001-09-06)September 6, 2001 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Eibal  
PF 2 Elias Sawalha 22 – (2002-04-08)April 8, 2002 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Orthodox Beit Sahour  
PG 4 Brian Halums (NP) 27 – (1997-09-18)September 18, 1997 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Tamil Nadu  
SG 5 Jamal Mayali 26 – (1998-10-20)October 20, 1998 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Orthodox Ramallah  
C 6 Salah Halawani 21 – (2003-05-15)May 15, 2003 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Orthodox Ramallah  
SG 10 Tamer Habash 31 – (1992-11-19)November 19, 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Qalandia SC  
F 11 Yousef Albabeish 20 – (2004-03-05)March 5, 2004 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Orthodox Beit Sahour  
C 15 Salim Sakakini 37 – (1987-03-25)March 25, 1987 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Sareyyet Ramallah  
SF 30 Ahmad Sunjuq 26 – (1998-02-18)February 18, 1998 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Orthodox Beit Sahour  
F 34 Mohammed Abushamsiya 22 – (2002-07-08)July 8, 2002 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Orthodox Ramallah  
PG 45 Ramzi Qumsieh 21 – (2002-12-16)December 16, 2002 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Orthodox Beit Sahour  
PF 88 Mohammed Mousa 31 – (1993-10-26)October 26, 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Orthodox Ramallah  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on October 30, 2024

Coaches

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ "FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers Official Website | FIBA.basketball". www.fiba.basketball. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
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